NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7949, 25 August 1891, Page 5

NEWS OF THE DAY.

' Fobscast.—Captain Edwin yesterday as follows:—" North & welt end south-west heavy gale soon, *ith heavy rain; glass fall." Tfci Cathedeai, Smbe.—The contractor 'for this work had the cross in position early yesterday afternoon, and now the work will probably proceed to a completion without further delay. The cross, which . &» already been described, gives a fine ■ fiaiah to the structure, and, from its bright ■ appearance, can be seen from a long die- ; teace. Ixccvßp.— The Bishop of Christchurch Si ffll deliver his lecture, " Three years in ;"If country village," at the Oddfellows' Hall,' tyttelton, on Thursday evening. The proceeds will fee deleted in aid, q( tfae Wee* liyttelton. Chnreh Site Improve-

fci MwiQiTiiit Elbctiptts.— Tae nomination fc»6ll»tHnDUUß«tl6tlO! *Uoii6wl.i.U.««

of three Councillors for , fclae Borough o£ Stunner, in place of those retiring, will take place on Thursday next, and the •taction, on. September lOth. The nomina.taou of oaudidatee for three seats ia the

i fii. I'kuwn Council takee place on Sepiambcr 2nd and the election on Septeia-

Csaxbbb oi , Cokhkbox.—The annual

eeaeral meeting of the Canterbury Cham--681 of Commerce will take place on Friday ■ aat > at3p.m. > inthe Hall o{ the Chamber, . when the annual report and balance* sheet will be presented and the officers elected. ■ J CocsiiNG. —• The Committee of th» /Hampton Park decided to extend the time for receiving nominations for the ' forthcoming events until to-night. In ■ «oneequenoe of the Amberley races bein? • held on Thursday next; (the day formerly fixed for the coursing), it was decided to hold the coursing meeting on Friday, and ftfcttfl avoid clashing.

NXW TILBQBAPH AND TbLBPHONI tftjasAC Station. —Mr Mason, officer in - «Wge at Christchurch, notifies as under:— j k telegraph station is now open at j Mfast (or the receipt and transmission - of telegrams, hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A bureau station in connection with the Ohristchurch Telephone Exchange is also ©pen at the same place, No. 461. O&chsstral Society , .— -TheChristchurch Ast&faur Orchestral Society held their weekly practice last night at the Chamber { of Commerce Hall. It has been resolved j t> give the inaugural concert of the Society during the last week of October. $fee Society intend removing their practice worn to that used byjthe Liedertafel in i Bebbs* Buildings. j > <3HaiBTCHmicH Musical Societt. —This \ Society having decided to pat ia practice tltt* Golden Legend," are very desirous, in order that it may be produced as satis- j ' faetotily as po<?sib!e,tchncrease the number , Cf their tenors and basses. It is greatly lolloped,for the credit of Christchuroh, J&at the appeal thus made will not be in Vaini The Society's next concert will iojutfet of the " Messiah," which it has "always been the practioo of the Society to laodace at Christmas tide • Diploma Day.—The presentation of the • lipomas in connection with the New Zealand University will take place this afternoon at three o'clock at the Canterbury College Hall. The presentation of diplomas will be made by Mr Jamee Hay, LL.B. and M.A., as the deputy of the Chancellor. The first eight rows of seats Uriil be reserved for the undergraduates. The public are invited to be present on the occasion. The procession of students will statt at 2.80 p.m. punctually, when a tzuscell&neous concert of original songs WD be given. - Band of Hope Union.—A meeting of Representatives of the Bands of Hope was field oa Thursday evening at Mr Parked' when there was a good attendance; Mr E. C. Gilmottr in the chair. Anafegemcnta were made to hold a grand weoor demonstration in the Oddfellows* Hall ia September. With a good progt&ffltte and with the sympathy of the public, the Committee are *in nopes to Sake this demonstration of 1891 the teat successful held yet. , AcennNT.—Ernest Corley, fifteen years w age, acting as guard to oue' of the Buanyude coaches, met with an accident yesterday, which ceceoaitated Mβ removal to the Hospital. I Q moving on the box eeat be missed hie footing, cr inadverteatiy stepped backwards and fell to the wad* receiving a cut on the head and i ©eing bruised abontthebody, but no bonce 1 were broken, in the fall Coriay struck the goard rail, which prevented him from going under the wheels of the coach, which was moving at the time. The aociQsat occurred ahortly after half-past one, seat Sttunyside, The sufferer was promptly taken to the Hospital, where he received •very attention. SmqjubJt Dkab M*at Imports.—The rawaoei Tima of June 23rd of the Meat Trades' Journal has pub uaied an interesting table relative to our wad meat imports in 1890. The figures m* a very remarkable increase. In 1888 t&e total quantity of beef imported was <56i659 hundredweights, while last year's uaports were 1,854,598 hundredweights, ft 471,222 more then in 1889. Of the wai for 1890, no less than 1,693,148 gasaredweights came from the United the imports from this quarter being »««ulated, no doubt, by the publication «the profits of the importing firms which w ponTerted into joint-stock companies. "Ofcwithatanding the increase in the dead ®ea£ trade, there were 83,865 more cattle sported in 1890 than in the previous Jew, The mutton imports last year were *>»66,419 hundredweights, against 1,227,662 in 1889, 988,010 ia 16S8, and 784,841 in 1887. The contribution of New Zealand in «*°—787,322 hundredweight*—exceeded «c total imports of 1887. Last year's "Bport&tion of mutton from the Argentine •aoonted to 435,034 hundredweights. Party and Table IBouquets jjwathe, Crosses, &c, supplied on the •QOrtest notice. Camellia Bloom* and Cat "ewers fceeh every morning. W. GntfpTT, Seedsman and Florist, Colombo •Wfc. Telephone, 184.-HADVT.} ***M Swear*.—AeUefcrook , *.— [Awn

Tas Citt Licensing CoarjarrsM.— The City Council last nifc'at, on a motion by his Worship the Mayor, decided that it tos advisable tbab tb« Oity Licensing Committees should be amalgamated. Woodbmd. —In our report of the entertainment on Thursday evening tho names of the Misses Tipping-3, who kindly contributed a duet, were omitted. K4IAFOI B.ai. Coobt.—Tne cases eat down for hearing at this Court on Monday •were settled out of Court, with the exception of an unimportant civil case. OD»r«LLowfiuip.—On" Wednesday the quarterly dispensation of the Onelow Lodge of Past Granda, 1.0.0.F.,1tf.TJ., was held at Woodend, when all the officers were present, and the Purple Degree was conferred on Bro. A. Bramley. The routine business connected with the Lodge was then transacted.

Axaboa "At Hosts" Socibtt.—-The weekly meeting was held on Friday evening, but owing to the heavy rain very few turned out. The usual lecture was not given, but Mr H. Cro33, M.A., read an ably written essay on the French revolution to about thirty members and friends. Oae new member was ejected.

Signboards.—The question of permitting shopkeepers to erect signboards across the footpaths under the verandahs came before the City Council again last nisrht, and the matter was eventually relegated to the combined "Works and By-laws Committee to draft regulations respecting them.

Dbaq xx d Omnibus Stand.—A deputation representing drag and omnibus proprietors interviewed the City Council last; night, and asked for a stand in a central position ou race day a. It was agreed that the arrangement made in September, 1890, should be endorsed. This permits a certain number of vehicles like those mentioned standing for fares opposite the Empire and White Hart Hotels.*

Sir Georgb Gbet and the Jews.—The following telegram was sent to Sir George Grey on Saturday evening:—"Accept my sincerest thanks for your kind expression of sympathy in memorialising the Czar with regard to the persecutions of the Jews in .Russia.—A. Chodoweki, Minister of the Canterbury Hebrew Congregation."

Firm at Ohoka.—On Friday last the lodge house at the entrance to Mr J. S. White's grounds, at Ouoka, wa3 completely burned down. The damage done would be, to building about £180, furniture .£SO, none of which was covered, by insurance. The fire occurred through fumigating to get rid of beea fiom one of the ceilings. The gardener, who lived in the house, lost his clothing and furniture.

New Bbightox.—The concert, that was postponed last Friday in consequence of the inclement weather, will be given this evening. Vocal and instrumental music will be {fivea by the Misses Button, Cuddon, Manning, Rowley, Buchanan, and Hawker, and Messrs Kowley, Hancock, and Hawker. A new piano has been lent for the occasion 5 and, as the proceeds are to go towards fencing in the church, a large attendance is expected. Mourns Tuna Shooting.—A watch was fired on the Lyttelton rauge, on Friday evening, between teams of ten men a side from the N Battery of Artillery and the Lyfitelton IfeYfttei The fwrafir wu by 63 points, tfae totals ty&i-rxs Battery, 256»; STa-vels, 207- Tiie following? «u-e tifct-O pxrixx.*lifill llllli Hi ii feMMilI 11 mm Suiter 32, Ganner BdU 32, Sergt. Smitti 29, Corporal Carrell 29, Sergfc. Wylie 28, Gunner Day 2G, Gunner George 2b , . Na. vale—'P.O. Field 28, Giinnet Daffey 26, I\O. Jory 25, liieu*. Joyce 23, P.O. Sinclair MUTCAi IMPEOTSMIBT SOCIETIBS. The East belt Wealeyau Mutual Improvement Society held its usual meeting last Thursday. There was a fair attendance, and, as usual, Mr J. Harris had provided a most interesting journal. 'A'lie Eer. L. M. Isitfc occupied the cbair,and the meeting passed off very pleasantly. The Woolston Mutual Improvement Society held ita fortnightly meeting on Friday evening last j the Eev, K. J. Murray in the chair. The subject for the evening was,"la prohibition of the liquor traffic confiscation." Mr J. Wasa opened in the affirmative, and Mr J. Q, Firth in the negative. A good many of the members tdok advantage of this occasion to speak on the* subject, which; on being put to the vote, was hopelessly against the affirmative side of the question. Chu&ch Mission Wobk.—At the evening service at St. Stephen's Church, Ash* barton, on Sunday, tfie Eev. E. A. Scott read a pastoral that the Bishop of Christchurch had addressed to the clergy of the diocese, asking for special contributions towards the Churcli mission fund. During the delivery of his sermon the Rev. Mr Scott made a foroib c appeal to the con* gregation, and announced that a special collection would be made on behalf of the fuud next Suniay. Ho mentioned that eteps had already been taken towards securing the services of a curate to take charge of the Alford" ■ Forest, Springbnrn, Mount Somers, Rangitata, Hinds, and Ashburton Forks district?, these being outlying districts in which up to the present time no regular Church of Eug« land services, had ever been held. Funds were urgently required to subsidise this and other important Church extension work in the diocese, and he trusted the appeals to be made in the various ohurches next Sunday would be liberally responded to. . Th» Failxtsb of thh Yaw Dibmbn'B Land Baxk.—The Otago Daily A gentleman residing at Dundas, five miles from Zeehan, writes as follows to hi* brother in Dunedin of the excitement caused by the failure of the Van Diemen's Land Bank:—" You should have seen the look on the faces of the people as the news spread. I went into Zeeban and stayed all night. In the streets were auctioneers, standing on beer barrels and cases, selling the Van Diemen's Land Bank notes at from 15s to 18s. In the hotels were to be found men wildly offering thoir notes for whatever they could get. When reiiaonstrated with by a friend, one man said— ' What ia the good of the note. I can't get beer with it, but I can with 12a 6d.' This Bank business has knocked every* thing on the head, and it is impossible to find * mereh&tit who ie not involved in the failure. The excitement ia now over." Potting Scnssc* to th» T»ST.—The old saw, "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing," was forcibly illustrated by a State School pupil ia this city the other day (says the Wellington Post) and the moral conveyed is not without its application and importance to a certain section of the community who, with the advent of suddenly acquired political power, are experimenting with the eorpw vile of the unfortunate taxpayer. The pupil referred to had just gathered, in&ecouise of a ecieace lesson, that if a body w&S subjected to equal pressure from above and below, it wouid not be affected thereby, the one force counteracting , the other. That evening he tried it. Hie father was hammering something on a firm basis, and the boy deliberatley put his finger in. between the descending hammer and the object aimed at. He has not been to school since, and has a rooted aversion to science as a delusion and a snare. This story, incredible" as it seems, ie, we are assured, an absolute facs. ' BunotiAßiss in Christchttrch. —What seems to be a well-organised series of petty burglaries has recently been committed at various houses in Christchurch. In nearly every instance the thieves have taken little else but food. Some of the thefts have been carried out in the most. cool and barefaced style. Iα one case the thieves made an entry to the pantry on Saturday night and took away every thing that had beea prepared for Sunday—meat, pies, custards, &c. —leaving the shelve 3 absolutely bare and the inmates of the house literally without anything to eat except what they could obtaitt in a scratch fashion on Sunday. The thieves, with unusual thoutfhtfulness, finding that no baskets had been prepared to carry o2 the provisions, took various articles of clothing "from the laundry, iqr the purpoee, no doubt, of wrapping up the pies and more delicate specimens of "pastry. Just Landing, ex Zealand , !** an additional Shipment of New Season's Seeds. A special sample of Lawn Grass at Is per lb; Seed Potatoes in twelve varieties. Country storekeepers supplied. W. GimBLBTT, Nurseryman and Seedsman, I*o Colombo street. Telephone. 184-—{Adtt.j Ninlan Hvslop and Co.'s " Imperial 7 Teas are th» best Special value Iα iodlan • andCejloas.

, c « k v««sazionjb.—The conversazione at toe Lyceum will open to-morrow evening as seven o'clock. A large collection of We !£s_ ***» oa rio*. &c., has been made, end there will also be a vocal and instro. mental concert.

Stmshak Gymnasium.—An entertainment in connection with the above will take place this evening, when displays of gymnastics, &c., wUf be given by the pupils. c * DearriTtrra PsseOKs Act.—By proclamation in the Qaaette, Christehurch.Kaiapoi, *karoa, and Kaikoura districts are brought nader the Destitute Persons Act, 1877, in respect of the Native race. Ellbsmess Extsndid Watss Races.— A proclamation appears in the Gazette re water race extensions in the EUesmere district.

St. John Ahbu&ahci Association.— As i* notified by advertisement elsewhere, the F»rat Aid lecture that was to have been givou to-day has been postponed to the same hour (4 p.m.) to-morrow (Wednesday) on account o£ the College Commemoration which takes place today.

School Entehtaihuznt.—An entertainment in aid of the prize fund of the West Christchurch School will take place at the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday evening next. A very good programme has been prepared.

A Correction.—By a printer's error in the report of the case of Wilson v the Christchurch Finance Company it was made to appear that the commission to be paid to Messrs Acland and Barns for the sale of the Waiwera property was 10 per cent. It should have been 1 per cent. "Cappwo" at Auckland Univkbsity. —An Auckland telegram says that at a meeting of the Students' Association a resolution was carried that the Association disapproves of any demonstration at the "capping" ceremony to-day which may disturb the general order of the meeting. The University Council contemplates appealing to their esprii de corps or the policemen. High School, Peeth, West Australia. —The West Australian of July 30thcontains a report of the " Speech Day" pcooee lings at this school. It will be gratifying news to many of our readers that since Mr F. C. Faulkner, formerly of Christchurch, took up the duties of head master, in September last, the number of boys at the school has more than doubled. The most sanguine of hie old friends could not have wished him greater success in so short a time.

"WoftKiNQ Mk»s Club. — The Science and Art Class of the Club are inaugurating a series of popular monthly lectures. The first of the series will be delivered this evening by Mr W. W. Collins, entitled "Science, Self, and Society," to be followed by lectures by the Eight Eev. the Bishop of Chmtchurch, Professor Bickerton, and other eminent lecturers. Tiie lectures will be fiee by ticket, which can be obtained from members of the Club, and ladies are especially invited.

Studentb , Social—This evening the students of the Canterbury College will hold a social in Hobbs' Buildings, to finish up DiDloma Day in the most enjoyable fashion. There will be dancing in the ijirgv Wm, 19 ?f ye»» U3 ? d f°r that purpose, dnd ofciier rooms will be fitted, foe: tiiose s»acleil, e=, <*ito*>. WaTaU aad Sprott tia-re bIHMH6ta| *•• ) I Icindly lent some of their- l&teefc j>ictrtr-es to grace the walls, and various other features have been provided to entertain fcHe visitors.

XaSATBS Sotal. —Tliere -was a very large Wee at ike IWI \ui night, -wtieti tUxe Williamson Juvenile Opera Company repeated " l*a BJascotte," Every part of the house was filled to overflowing aad Mr Greville and Mr Lohr tad the satisfaction of seeing the welcome legend " standing room only" affixed to the stalls and pit at »v early hour.- The opera went very brightly indeed throughout. Tonight "LaMascotte" will be played for the last time as tomorrow evening " The Mikado/ , in which the children are spoken of very highly, will be produced.

Benefit Spobts Meeting.—The entries for the football tournaments and sports meeting, projected in aid of the fund for sending Home a New Zealand amateur athletic team, appear elsewhere, and are extremely satisfactory. Six teams have entered for the senior tournament, eight team 3 for the junior tournament, thirtyseven in the 110 yards amateur footballer handicap, five in the professional foot* bailer handicap, and twenty-seven in the 200 yards amateurs handicap. It only requires a fine day to make the meeting a great success. Govebnmbntt Labob Burßatj.—Applications at the average rate of twenty per day are being received by Mr Tregear, officer in charge of the Government Bureau of Industries. On Saturday eleven applioa* tions were received, whilst yesterday thirty-three, by telegram or letter, applied for work. The majority of these men date their applications from Oamara, Waimate, and their vicinities. The whole of them are bushfellers, and are easily provided with 'work. Applications continue to reach the bureau from various parts of the colony on the part of persons who are I described as " handy men," who are averse to leaving town. As there is no demand, unfortunately, for such, it is useless for them to apply to the Government Bureau. CoMPiiiMBHTAfcY Comobkt.-—The number of seats booked yesterday for the I complimentary concert to be given to- \ morrow evening, at the Oddfellows' Hall, to the Misses A. and L. Taylor must have ! been very gratifying, alike to the ladies and the bociety of Musicians. In oounec* tion with the concert a musioal event will take place of considerable interest to the music - loving public of Christchurch. I This will be the debut here of Miss Fisher, of Wellington, who is said to possess a contralto voice of rare quality ! and power. Sur&XMK Ooubt.—-His Honor Mr Justice Denmston and a special jury Of twelve were engaged during the whole of yesterday with the case of Coop v the ChristI church Finance Company. This was ail : action to recover damages for the destruction of cocksfoot grass, timber, &0., by a fire alleged to have been lighted by the ' servants of the defendant Company. From admissions made by the defendant Company the issue upon which the jury hod to deoido was eimply the amount of damage. The hearing of the case was noS concluded when the Court rose, and an adjournment was taken at 4.20 p.m. till 10.30 a.m. to-day. Caks and Apbon Faib.—A cake aud apron fair in connection with the Metho* dist Free Church, St. Asapli street, will be opened ia the schoolroom at nooa tomorrow, by the Rev. J. Hocking, when in addition to other attractions a luncheon will be provided for the moderate charge of one shilling. The fair will ba open again on Thursday at 2 p.m. During the •venings of the two days of the fair musical selections will be rendered, and a number of amusements provided. There will be no charge for admission to the fair during the day, but after 6 p.m. each evening a smull charge of sixpence will be made. The kdes Georgh Co., Ltd., the leading photographers, whose photographs are by far aud away the best in New Zealand, take one dozen beautifully en&'uelled cabinets for 134, taken and finished in any style or position without extra charge.— ISdem Gkoroe. Stasdish and Prkkce'9 photos are characterised by their truthfulness and originality. Studio, 218 High acreet. Fakcy Dbbss Costcxes — Special artangements have been made by C. H. Manning for photographing all who may desire to be taken in this attire during the nresent month, new back grounds, accessories, &c., for the occasion, prize ptatea of Bnelaod, and best photo material used onlT lence the exquisite results produced at this etudio. Appointments advisable. B. W. Mbus, Art Photographer. Popelar prices, superior workmaaahij*, satiaCactioa euarauteed. Children a Sociality. Do not mistake the addressMeera, $12 ColombJ ecreet. Show room U SSr*'i A DS«iveD.-It you -want the beat medicine the world has ever produced, try Coleman ood Son's Kucalypte Extract,, for colds, coughs, and all affections of the chest, gravel, aud kidney complaints, and fevers of ail kinds, it has no equal. Under tuedisttnguiehed j»ttonaKe of Earl Jersey. Awarded medals and diplomas, Adelaide, Sydney. Melbourne, beating all competitors. 'Only sold in loz and $oz vials, price Isddaad 2s 6d. Sold everywhere. New Zealand oranoh, Ltohfltld atrtetjOh. Ctu

yoMTSTB«as.--at a parade of the Banßiora Volunteers on ThuredaT, Captain J. Falton intimated the resignation of hie commission as the Commanding Officer For some tame he had desired to do so, but now, whilst the Corp3 was possession of two such energetic and efficient> officers as lieu, tenants Helaore and Torlesse, he would have no fear for it* future. In the welfare of a company which he had been connected with einoe November, ISSS, he should always take a great interest, believin<r that in it were all the elements for good drill, and beyond all good shooting. A motion was then passed by the Corps expressing its regret upon Captain Fulton's determination.

Gallant Fibejuss--- Dorinj? a thunder* Btorin at Gloucester the lightning struck the rane of St. Nicholas's Church, one of the oldest in the city, and set fire to the top of the roof. Three firemen, named Kitchen, Pike and Baldaro, performed a gallant feat by climbing up a rod in the interior of tho spire, and, undaunted by th« molten lead falling, they hauled up the fire eztinefceura by means of a rope, and thus put out the flames, saving the spire, and probably the church, from destruction.

Singular Legacizs.—Amone the latest novelties in legacies is the bequeet o£ a French widow lady, who died recently at Pau at the age of 92. Haying been deeply interested in astronomical investigations for raanv years previous to her demise, the testatrix left in trust to the French Academy of Sciences a sum of J24000, or 100,000f, to be given to the person, French or foreign, who shall be able within tho space of the next ten years to communicate with one of the stars or planets. Mars is mentioned specially in the will, and it is stipulated that a, reply or message most be received from one of the heavenly bodies before the award of the prize. By another clause of her testament the deceased leaves in trust to the Paris Academy of Medicine a sum of .£2OOO for an award to the physician who can cure a certain heart disease by the most; simple

remedy,